‘That full complement of riches’
For those who attended the “Why the world needs anthropologists” symposium in Amsterdam yesterday here are the slides. For those that didn’t …
The origins of the spatial segregation of Roma in contemporary Italy
[Qui in Italiano] Why do nomad camps exist? One of this blog’s initial goals was to account for my 2007-2008 ethnography of …
The origins of the spatial segregation of Roma in contemporary Italy
[Qui in Italiano] Why do nomad camps exist? One of this blog’s initial goals was to account for my 2007-2008 ethnography of …
Seashell Sound: Eerie and Eary Doubles
Mural by Robert Reid in Library of Congress’s Jefferson Building, ca. 1896. At Cabinet Magazine Stefan Helmreich speaks shells and: “puts an …
Hungary wants to become regional hub for Chinese railway construction
Hungarian radio reported that the government’s spokesman said it was “not a secret” that Hungary wanted to become the regional hub for …
Eugene Raikhel and William Garriott, “Addiction Trajectories”
[Cross-posted from New Books in Science, Technology and Society] Addiction has recently emerged as an object of anthropological inquiry. In a wonderful, focused …
Eugene Raikhel and William Garriott, eds., “Addiction Trajectories” (Duke UP, 2013)
Addiction has recently emerged as an object of anthropological inquiry. In a wonderful, focused volume of ethnographies of addiction in a wide …
Iran Has a Right to Enrich—And America Already Recognized It (Muhammad Sahimi–The National Interest)
Published on The National Interest (http://nationalinterest.org) Source URL (retrieved on Nov 25, 2013): http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/iran-has-right-enrich%E2%80%94-america-already-recognized…
The Iran Accord — Profoundly, and Primarily, Symbolic–(Huffington Post–William O. Beeman)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-o-beeman/iran-nuclear-program_b_4332182.html?utm_hp_ref=tw HUFFINGTON POST The Iran Accord — Profoundly, and Primarily, Symbolic November 24, 2013 William O. …
Kim TallBear, “Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science”
[Cross-posted from New Books in Native American Studies] Is genetic testing a new national obsession? From reality TV shows to the wild proliferation of home …
Kim TallBear, “Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science” (University of Minnesota Press, 2013)
Is genetic testing a new national obsession? From reality TV shows to the wild proliferation of home testing kits, there’s ample evidence …
"Den Geist des Krieges beschwören": Mit EthnologInnen beim Völkerschlacht-Jubiläum
Militaristisch, historisch mahnend oder Tourismusattraktion? Das Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig. Foto: Mike TheG-Forcers, flickr Ein unwohles Gefühl befiel mich, als ich mir vor …
“Den Geist des Krieges beschwören”: Mit EthnologInnen beim Völkerschlacht-Jubiläum
Militaristisch, historisch mahnend oder Tourismusattraktion? Das Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig. Foto: Mike TheG-Forcers, flickr Ein unwohles Gefühl befiel mich, als ich mir vor …
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Now THAT’S a Big Baby!
I stumbled across this blog post of Hyper Realistic Sculptures today and just had to share. Next time you talk about fear of/induction/c-section …
With bulldozers against minorities
China’s economic growth does not always benefit its national minorities. Instead, it strains ethnic relations.
Schluss mit der Funkstille
Ein Jahr lang keine neue Beiträge auf diesem Blog. Wer ab und zu auf dem englisch sprachigen Blog auf antropologi.info vorbeischaut, weiss, …
Schluss mit der Funkstille
Ein Jahr lang keine neue Beiträge auf diesem Blog. Wer ab und zu auf dem englisch sprachigen Blog auf antropologi.info vorbeischaut, weiss, …
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AAA 2013 SAC Events
Check out the Soceity for the Anthropology of Consciousness’ Up Coming Panels and Meetings in Chicago this week at the AAA Conference. …
Understanding the Iranian Perspective in Nuclear Negotiations–Huffington Post by William O. Beeman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/search.php/?q=Beeman&s_it=header_form_v1 Understanding the Iranian Perspective in Nuclear Negotiations …
The Eye of the Needle: On jaguars and transformation
The path was too dangerous: she might encounter the enemy. She crawled through a maze of roots and vines and branches that …
The Eye of the Needle: On jaguars and transformation
The path was too dangerous: she might encounter the enemy. She crawled through a maze of roots and vines and branches that …
The Eye of the Needle: On jaguars and transformation
The path was too dangerous: she might encounter the enemy. She crawled through a maze of roots and vines and branches that …
Keine feministische Ikone. Zum Tod von Doris Lessing.
Gestern verstarb die britische Schrifstellerin Doris Lessing im Alter von 94 Jahren. Vor sechs Jahren hatte sie den Literatur- Nobelpreis gewonnen – …